A week before Christmas Eve, CBC published a warning from Ottawa Police, about the inevitable spike of crime over Christmas and the holidays, prompting citizens to increase awareness in order to help avoid becoming victims. Despite these reports, almost four days since the start of the holidays, data regarding any crime in the city at all has become scarce.
27 Dec 2016
26 Dec 2016
London, ON: Suspect shot to death in police standoff, SIU investigates
In the early morning hours of Friday. December 23rd 2016, London Police were in a standoff which eventually resulted in the death of a local man, 35 year old Samuel Maloney. See the full story here.
22 Dec 2016
Suspect to be identified following home invasion on Lyon Street
From OttawaPolice.ca - On November 17, 2016, at approximately 9:25pm, two suspects attended the door to a room within a building situated along the 200 block of Lyon Street. When the occupant came to the door, he was sprayed to the face with a fire extinguisher, and then pushed to the floor. The suspects made a demand for prescription drugs thought to be on hand.
Police and defense attorneys, "New regulations increase protection of citizens privacy but strips their protection from major crime"
From MetroNews.ca - As of January 1, police will no longer be able to approach people who aren’t criminal suspects, without first stating that all conversations are voluntary, and the person will get a receipt if their information goes into a database.
Ottawa Police issue warrant for the arrest of Mathew Land, 34
The Ottawa Police Service Central Criminal Investigation Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Mathew LAND. He is the suspect in an aggravated assault investigation in the 200 block of Desrosiers Street in Vanier yesterday. Two people were injured and transported to a local hospital.
Attempted murder charge laid on suspect arrested on scene in Albert Street stabbing
On the morning of Tuesday, December 20th 2016, police and paramedics responded to a report of a young man being stabbed inside a home in the 700 block of Albert Street, near Booth Street in downtown Ottawa at 8:20AM.
Inter-provincial investigation of child porn culminates in charges against local Ottawa man
On Tuesday December 20th 2016, police arrested a man, David Sharpe, 36, of Ottawa. He has been charged in relation to child pornography after an investigation of a file-sharing website by Ottawa Police Child Exploitation unit and Surete du Quebec.
Many shocked by low sentence for rapist, while co-accused appeals as victim, not offender in ongoing case
On Tuesday December 20th 2016, the sentencing of Antonio Comunale marked the end of a trial which heard the disgusting account of the repeated rape and sexual assault of two separate female minors on several occasions.
Opinion: Then and Now, is the law too lenient on rapists or too hard on pot?
With all the news, public opinions, and general discussion surrounding the sentences handed down to Ottawa's cutest couple, Antonio Comune and Caroline Budd, each convicted for crimes related to the repeated victimization and abuse of two female minors, it's clear there's much to be said on the subject.
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